Posts Tagged ‘rehabilitation programs’

Judge: Offenders benefit from drug court incentives
A drug court committee selects candidates based on drug-related offenses. Their supervisors say one tool proved surprisingly effective in their rehabilitation programs: incentives. "A lot of people that we have here have never been honest," said Justin …Read more on WOWK

Support groups in the area are willing and able to offer help
FRIENDS & FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP: Big Stone Gap, Va., Behavioral Health Services, behind Powell Valley High School, hosted by Frontier Health; offers tools, friends and families needs to assist people with addiction, move toward recovery; Tuesdays …Read more on TriCities.com

There are many support groups willing and able to assist in many ways
FRIENDS & FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP: Big Stone Gap, Va., Behavioral Health Services, behind Powell Valley High School, hosted by Frontier Health; offers tools, friends and families needs to assist people with addiction, move toward recovery; Tuesdays …Read more on TriCities.comRead more...

Comedian Artie Lange suffers 'diabetic shock,' is hospitalized in Michigan
… when he joined Howard Stern's radio show in 2001 for an eight-year run. His own bio describes his comedy as "decidedly non-PC." His autobiography "Crash and Burn" reveals his struggle with drug addiction, including heroin use and rehab treatments.Read more on CNN

Sign-ups for expanded Medicaid program begin
(NEWSCHANNEL 3) – Enrollment for the Healthy Michigan program opens Tuesday, in an effort to start signing people up for Medicaid. In the first year, Healthy Michigan is expected to cover 320-thousand people and will eventually expand to nearly half a …Read more on WWMT-TVRead more...

Russell Brand visits Barking drug rehabilitation centre
The band played a variety of covers, including Stand By Me and Sweet Home Alabama, in front of the invited audience. Team leader Jo Moloney said Brand's visit was inspirational for everyone involved. “Russell is interested in recovery as he is …Read more on Barking and Dagenham Post

Judge transfers teen to adult court, 'You don't have any respect for authority'
Court staff previously referred Deeric Walton to a drug and alcohol treatment center, but the youth's mother didn't take him. The mother testified that the only available program lasted three weeks and was in Alabama. She said she was unable to take …Read more on Memphis Commercial Appeal

Jose Manuel Martinez, charged in 9 contract killings, says he really killed 40
Martinez has spent brief stints in state prison following a 2007 conviction on theft and drug charges, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Acting Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux said his deputies came in …Read more on CBS News

SWEET LAND OF LIBERTY: Former inmates learning to avoid going back to …
Furthermore: “Starting in early 2015, halfway houses must provide more rigorous and standardized cognitive-behavioral treatment for inmates with mental health or substance abuse issues, both of which are rampant in prison populations.” How many …Read more on Olean Times Herald

Man caught throwing away drugs avoids jail
O'Connor, 27 of Jesmond Gardens Hull, was also given a nine-month prison sentence suspended for 12 months with supervision, a drug rehabilitation order for six months and 200 hours unpaid work after he admitted the same offence for cannabis at his then …Read more on The Press, YorkRead more...

Ocean County Prosecutor Comes to Little Egg Harbor for Drug Forum
By PAT JOHNSON | Mar 26, 2014. Photo by: Pat Johnson Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato introduced the drug awareness evening that included testimonies from mothers who had lost sons to the scourge of heroin and perscription drugs. more … But …Read more on The SandPaper

Revealed: the shocking scale of London criminals going 'round and round' the …
The failure of rehabilitation policies in London was laid bare today as new figures revealed that more than 500 criminals with at least 50 previous convictions apiece have committed new offences in the capital. The new … There were also drug crimes …Read more on Evening Standard

Maryland Heights residents fight proposed rehab center
A healthcare company from Florida is partnering with former baseball star Darryl Strawberry to re-open this former state-run psychiatric hospital under a new name: the Darryl Strawberry Recovery Center. The former baseball star who famously battled …Read more on KSDK

A Top JPMorgan Banker Is Departing
For many investors, including the Florida Retirement System Pension Plan, the most relevant question is whether the shake-up is affecting the performance of Pimco funds. But despite these latest … It turns out that the indictment was the quiet …Read more on New York Times

TV Prescription Drug Ads—Friend or Foe? Novus Medical Detox Encourages …
Novus Medical Detox, one of the only Florida-based detox centers serving high-dosage drug abuse patients, encourages the FDA's oversight, as the advertisements could be contributing to widespread addiction. Novus officials also warn the public against …Read more on PR Web (press release)Read more...